In article >,
dsi1 > wrote:

> On 12/6/2011 11:47 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> > On Dec 6, 3:42 pm, > wrote:
> > ...
> >> Landlines should be called "smug phones" cause some folks using them
> >> sure are. :-)
> >
> > I'll tell ya this! I can count the number of times my landline phone
> > has been out in 50 years on ONE FINGER!!! And I never have to say "Can
> > you hear me now" except when the person I'm taking to on the phone is
> > on a bloody cell phone!
> >
> > Now that's reliability. Nothing like twisted pair of copper wires! ;-)
> >
> > John Kuthe...
>
> You can have either reliability or utility and mobility. Pick one.

I can't count the number of times my landline has gone down on the
fingers of both hands. And when it goes down, it's down for days. When
I can't get reception on my cell phone, that's normally pretty temporary.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA